Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly clapped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must play by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”

Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”

“What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity would be a step. up from you…”

Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.

A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.

“No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking your nose too far

into this

Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.

But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?

She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?

Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-in-law.”

“My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”

Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.

Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?

And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the villa. Butler, show the guest out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez

Letitia was uncomfortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”

“Just a stepmother”

“Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”

Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less

“She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to bully you.”

Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.

“Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?

down.

“Slap yourself.”

puzzled about what she had said

arched an eyebrow indifferently. His word was law.

a “smack,” Letitia bit her lip and slapped

to be loud and forceful, and her cheek needed to show a red mark to satisfy

there would be a second slap, a third… until

hang of it, Elgin pointed to the thermos on the coffee table. “Go on. Open

did as

out when she lifted the

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

her soup, but she could never taste her mother’s

chances of waking from a vegetative state were slim to

but dared not, blinking rapidly to

chin up “Letitia,

her to eat

doesn’t seemy night Letitia said.

Trom now on you’ll eat all the soups she

spoon, scooped up some soup and brought it to

do it

Open your mouth”

choice but to open

of something unreadable flickered in Elgin’s eyes.

to get a woman pregnant. He might just let Letitia have it. She

couldn’t

because she

Elgin tossed her an agreement while she was

was

he already wanted a divorce What was Elgin plotting?

three months, and you’ll leave with nothing. Elgin rested his forehead on his hand.

believed he could find the woman he had slept with that night in three months.

meaningless, because he would marry that woman.

all her beauty had him unconsciously yearning

as you wish, Letitia agreed. “But I

think you have the right to bargain with me? You want me

“No”

wanted to reinvestigate Marcel’s death. It was Elgins untouchable sore spot and anyone who dared

Letitia knew his temper, but she had no

considered, maybe your father’s death wasn’t what it

Elgin’s face darkened quickly like storm clouds

soup spilling everywhere Letitia, how dare

to die?